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Best Restaurants of 2018

Posted on 2018-12-11 by tikichris

There’s one list left in my Best of 2018 series, and it’s a doozy: best restaurants of the year! Continue reading →

Posted in Best of 2018, Best of the Best, Cleveland, Drink, Edinburgh, England, Food, Germany, Hotels, Italy, Japan, London, Luxury, North Carolina, Ohio, Restaurants, Scotland, South Carolina, Spain, Tennessee, Texas, Travel, USA, Wine | Tagged Acorn, Asma Khan, Avinguda dels Comtes de Pallars, BBQ, Berliner Strasse, bermondsey, BERMONDSEY STREET, Best of 2018, Best of the Best, Brückenstraße, Café Pessets, carnaby street, Carretera N260, catalunya, Chattanooga, Chef Jon de Villa, Chef Jonathon Sawyer, Chef Scott Walton, chinese food, chinese restaurants, Chuo Ward, Clementine, Cleveland, COMMERCIAL STREET, darjeeling express, Dodson Avenue, Drink, E1, E1 6NE, E17, E17 9P, East 4th Street, East Martin Luther King Boulevard, East Warrington Avenue, england, Etles, Etles Uyghur Restaurants, Filipino food, Filipino restaurants, Food, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Free State Kitchen, germany, Goodman, Goodman – Mayfair, Greenhouse Tavern, Heimat, Hoe Street, Hotel Castell de Ciutat, hotels, Hyogo, Hyōgo Prefecture, Hyōgo-ken, indian food, indian restaurants, Ishida Kobe Beef Steak Chome-2 Nakayamatedori, italian food, italian restaurants, Italy, japan, japanese food, japanese restaurants, jermyn street, JOSE PIZARRO, Katia, KINGLY COURT, Kitanagasadori, kobe, Kōbe-shi, Kubochō, La Seu d'Urgell, Lérida, Liverpool L1 9DE, Lleda, London, Lume, luxury, Maddox Street, Maryland Street, mayfair, Metzgerei Tombers, Mien Tay, Milan, milano, Mon, Nagata-ku, North Carolina, Northwest Military Highway, Ohio, okonomiyaki, Old Plantation Barbeque, Onion Maiden, pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PIZARRO, restaurants, Sam Jones, Sam Jones BBQ, Sampei, San Antonio, SE1, SE1 3TQ, sobameshi, Sort, south london, spain, spanish food, spanish restaurants, spitalfields, st james's, steak, steakhouse, SW1, SW1Y 6LX, TENNESSEE, texas, Travel, UK, Uncle Larry's Hot Fish, USA, vegan, Via Giacomo Watt, vietnamese food, Vietnamese restaurants, W1, W1B 5PW, W1S 1QH, Walnut Street, West Fire Tower Road, Wiltons, wine, Winterville | Leave a comment

Yuu Kitchen Executive Chef Jon de Villa | #TCTalks Episode 17

Posted on 2018-04-12 by tikichris

Episode 17 of tikichris Talks has me visiting one of my absolute favourite London restaurants, Yuu Kitchen, for a conversation with its Executive Chef, Jon de Villa. During our quick chat, Jon and I chat about his culinary background, Yuu Kitchen’s Pacific Rim cuisine and new menu featuring a range of super flavourful Filipino dishes. We also talk about the stall Yuu Kitchen plans to open at Spitalfields Market at the end of April. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, interview, London, Podcast, Restaurants, TCTalks, Travel | Tagged #TCTalks, aldgate, Chef Jon de Villa, COMMERCIAL STREET, E1, E1 6NE, east london, Executive Chef Jon de Villa, Filipino food, Food, Head Chef Jon de Villa, interview, Jon de Villa, London, Old Sptalfields Market, Pacific Rim, Pinoy food, PODCAST, restaurants, reviews, spitalfields, spitalfields market, tikichris talks, Travel, whitechapel, Yuu Kitchen, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Yuu Kitchen Executive Chef Jon de Villa | #TCTalks Episode 17

Posted on 2018-04-12 by tikichris

Tagged aldgate, Chef Jon de Villa, COMMERCIAL STREET, E1, E1 6NE, east london, Executive Chef Jon de Villa, Filipino food, Food, Head Chef Jon de Villa, interview, Jon de Villa, London, Old Sptalfields Market, Pacific Rim, Pinoy food, restaurants, reviews, spitalfields, spitalfields market, Travel, whitechapel, Yuu Kitchen, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Tejo Wines

Posted on 2018-02-28 by tikichris

A recent tasting of wines from Tejo held at Taberna do Mercado (one of favourite places to eat in London) provided the perfect inspiration to get moving on a visit to this little celebrated part of Portugal producing some beautiful wines well worth seeking out. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine | Tagged COMMERCIAL STREET, Drink, E1, E1 6BG, east london, Food, London, PORTUGUESE FOOD, portuguese wine, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, spitalfields, spitalfields market, Taberna do Mercado is located at Old Spitalfields Market, Tejo, Tejo Wine, wine, Wines of Portugal, Wines of Tejo, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Best London Restaurants of 2017

Posted on 2017-12-16 by tikichris

Londoners, did you dine well in 2017? I sure did – especially at five particularly amazing London restaurants. Continue reading →

Posted in Best of 2017, Best of the Best, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Travel, Wine | Tagged 459 King's Road, angel, BBQ, Best of 2017, Best of the Best, british food, camden passage, Chef Jon de Villa, chelsea, COMMERCIAL STREET, covent garden, croydon, Drink, E1, E1 6BG, E1 6NE, east croydon, east london, El Capricho, fine dining, Food, french food, french restaurant, HAUTE CUISINE, Henrietta Street, hotels, islington, japanese food, japanese restaurant, Jon de Villa, Jose Gordon, London, luxury, N1, N1 8ED, old spitalfields market, oyster bar, Oystermen, Pique-Nique, PORTUGUESE FOOD, RAW BAR, restaurants, SE1, SE1 3LD, seafood, spanish food, spitalfields, steak, sushi, sushi bar, Sushi restaurant, Sushi Show, SW10, SW10 0LR, Taberna do Mercado, Tanner Street, The Oystermen Seafood Bar & Kitchen, tower hamlets, Travel, WC2, WC2E 8NA, west london, whitechapel, wine, World's End Market, Yuu Kitchen, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Momos and More Himalayan Inspired Dishes at Madame D

Posted on 2017-11-25 by tikichris

I was at Madame D’s in mid November taking up the restaurant on an invitation to have a taste of its recently launched menu, featuring a new range of gorgeous momos (Tibetan style dumplings). I loved every ferociously flavoursome bite. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged COMMERCIAL STREET, Drink, E1, E1 6LY, east london, Food, himalayan food, London, momos, restaurants, reviews, spitalfields, tower hamlets, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Yuu Kitchen

Posted on 2017-05-13 by tikichris

Head Chef Jon de Villa (ex-Nobu, ex-Flesh & Buns) blends fine dining flair with casual dining fun at Yuu Kitchen on Commercial Street – a (new-ish) Pacific Rim restaurant emphasising Southeast Asian flavours cooked mostly on two Big Green Egg BBQ grills. Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged aldgate, Bao, BBQ, beer, Chef Jon de Villa, COMMERCIAL STREET, E1, E1 6NE, east london, Food, Head Chef Jon de Villa, Jon de Villa, London, Pacific Rim, restaurants, reviews, whitechapel, Yuu Kitchen, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

A Myriad of Marks: Dragica Carlin at Lollipop Gallery

Posted on 2015-04-12 by Madison Salters

Bubbles and bulk white walls greeted me, as The Lollipop Gallery provided its typical minimalist space to showcase the art. Set across two floors of industrialist space with plank wooden floors and the smell of sawdust, the intimate gallery has the feel of wandering into a painter’s study, rather than an exhibition of work. That personal tone was further set by there being no plaquards asride any of Carlin’s pieces, no Titles or information on mediums, a rare treat that invited guests to use their senses to understand and analyse the abstract works. Continue reading →

Posted in Art, London | Tagged A Myriad of Marks, Art, COMMERCIAL STREET, Dragica Carlin, east london, galleries, Lollipop Gallery, London, Maddie Salters, painting, review, reviews, tower hamlets, whitechapel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Fem Graff Group Show at Lollipop Gallery

Posted on 2015-01-24 by Madison Salters

Fem Graff at Commercial Street’s Lollipop Gallery, has one mission: to bring the best of London’s female street artists indoors for a transformative experience. The collection of work sits right on the cutting edge, with stimulating, colourful imagery that contests traditional ideas of art and pushes boundaries, all the while bringing the best of East London’s graffiti culture indoors. Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Design, Graffiti, London | Tagged Art, COMMERCIAL STREET, east london, Fem Graff, Graffiti, Lollipop Gallery, London, Maddie Salters, review, street art, tower hamlets, whitechapel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

New Restaurant Review: Momo’wich (Londonist)

Posted on 2011-04-12 by tikichris

New Restaurant Review: Momo’wich Londonist, April 12, 2011 at 17:00 pm Momo’wich is a weeks old lunch spot offering “pan-Asian bites” for folks tired of the Brick Lane curry with a side of hipsters and tourists or the evermore present … Continue reading →